I consider there to be 2 sides of the spectrum here:
4chan on the left, and Something Awful on the right. Both sides hold quite a bit disdain for eachother. YTMND has always been in the middle, not really taking one side over the other. However, YTMND has one thing 4chan doesn't have, and that is class (and also a general understanding among the more intelligent users for the inherent unfunniness of gimmicks used in an unironic and stagnant manner).
YTMND mustn't allow itself to be pulled to the left.